Operations Supervisor #7776

Recology; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health benefits

401(k) with match

Educational assistance

Commuting benefits

Employee referral program

Job summary

Recology King County is seeking a supervisor to oversee operations personnel and route drivers, ensuring timely services and efficient workflows.

You will monitor performance, enforce safety, resolve customer issues, and contribute to cost control and reporting. A high school diploma is required, with a bachelor’s degree preferred and a valid driver’s license.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required, bachelor's degree preferred.
• Management experience in waste, recycling, transportation, or logistics operations.
• Valid driver's license and knowledge of scheduling and routing principles.
• Experience supervising teams and managing budgets.

Responsibilities

• Supervise operations personnel and route drivers for timely services.
• Assign routes, balance workload, and arrange coverage during absences.
• Monitor routes, enforce safety policies, and analyze work practices.
• Resolve customer service issues and respond to inquiries and complaints.
• Recommend rate adjustments and assist in billing disputes with management approval.
• Generate and analyze operational reports for performance improvements.
• Maintain knowledge of rates to support accurate customer billing.
• Perform pre- and post-trip inspections and document incidents.

Skills

Staff supervision

Route planning

Safety compliance

Customer service

Team coordination

Education

High school diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

1161 - Recology King County - Operations

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Role

Responsible for supervising operations personnel and routing drivers and monitoring work to ensure efficient and effective operations.

Essential Responsibilities

• Assigns employees to routes and special pickups for timely services. Assigns employees to balance workload. Arranges alternate coverage of service in case of employee absence or equipment failure.
• Ensures the accountability of route completions. May analyze routes, make recommendations, and implement routing changes.
• Monitors work to ensure efficient and effective operations. Observes collection practices on the routes and enforces safety policies and procedures.
• Resolves, with drivers as appropriate, customer service problems, ensures extras and overlooks are picked up and responds to complaints of unsatisfactory service. Investigates and resolves customer inquiries and complaints. May include responding to and corresponding with jurisdictional staff.
• Recommends rate adjustments and how to resolve billing disputes. With management approval, may make rate adjustments and resolve billing disputes.
• Generates and analyzes operational reports and make recommendations as appropriate.
• Possesses knowledge of rates to ensure appropriate customer billing. Advises Operations Manager of delinquent accounts and assists in their collection.
• Performs or reviews pre- and post-trip inspections.
• Investigates and reports on worker injuries, accidents, and other incidents.
• Maintains time records and manage attendance issues, providing timely feedback when necessary.
• Drives trucks, as needed.
• Ensures policies, procedures, and collective bargaining agreement (as applicable) are followed.
• May dispatch or be back-up for dispatch duties.
• May participate in community and business meetings and events on behalf of the company.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Possession of a high school diploma or GED.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Management experience in waste industry/recycling programs, transportation, production and logistics operations or related field.
• Valid Drivers' License required
• Principles of employee training, supervision, and evaluation.
• Supervisory techniques, resource allocation, planning and budgeting.

Recology Offers

• An ecologically innovative company that finds and mentors people committed to protecting the environment and sustaining our communities.
• The largest employee-owned resource recovery company in the industry with terrific benefits to help you prosper.
• A creative and caring culture that values community, diversity, altruism, accountability, collaboration, and learning by doing.
• An inspired company mission driven to use and return resources to their best and highest use through the practice of the 4R's: Reduce, Re-use, Recycle, and Recologize.
• Distinct professional challenges to connect with, care for, and grow community that sees a world without waste.

Recology Benefits May Include

• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• Health and wellness benefits including medical, dental, and vision.
• Retirement plans (Employee Stock Ownership Plan, 401(k) with match).
• Annual wellness incentives.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Educational assistance.
• Commuting benefits.
• Employee referral program.

Supplemental Information

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job; and pursuant to applicable law, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal records. It is important that you provide accurate information on the job application, inaccurate information may cause delays in the processing of your application and/or may disqualify you as a candidate.

Recology is an equal opportunity employer committed to supporting an inclusive work environment where employees are valued, heard, and provided development opportunities. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis that is prohibited by law.

This description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, effort, work conditions, and benefits associated with the job.